Monday Night Raw this week drew an average of 1,665,000 viewers, up 60,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast and a decent number considering the show went against the College Football Bowl final which drew 16.6 million viewers on ESPN.

The show started with 1,766,000 viewers, then increased to 1,799,000 viewers, before ending the night with just 1,430,000 viewers. Raw dropped 369,000 viewers from the second to the third hour.

Raw was #6, #7, and #9 on the top 50 cable chart for the night with 0.53, 0.52, and 0.46 ratings respectively for an average of 0.50, up 0.08 from last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)